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Kevin J. Anderson Books in Order

Kevin J. Anderson has written 182 books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is Resurrection, Inc. (1984) and the newest is Sleep With the Fishes (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
182
Published
1984–2026
Confirmed
9 of 182 titles
Pages on record
35,263 in 108 of 182 books
Reading time
588–882 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 35,263 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 108 of 182 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Kevin J. Anderson, author

Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author, born March 27, 1962. Tie-in work covers Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E. and The X-Files, including comics such as Tales of the Jedi with Tom Veitch. Original series include the Saga of Seven Suns, Saga of Shadows, Terra Incognita, Gamearth and Dan Shamble, Zombie PI, and Assemblers of Infinity was nominated for a Nebula Award. Rebecca Moesta shares credit on 9 catalogued books. The catalogue lists 182 books from Resurrection, Inc. (1984) to Sleep With the Fishes (2026).

How many Kevin J. Anderson books are there?

Kevin J. Anderson has 182 books, released between 1984 and 2026. They include 24 series and 57 titles listed outside any series.

Kevin J. Anderson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 182 Kevin J. Anderson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Resurrection, Inc. by Kevin J. Anderson (1984)
  2. Cover of Gamearth by Kevin J. Anderson, book 1 of the Gamearth Trilogy (1989)
  3. Cover of Game's End by Kevin J. Anderson, book 3 of the Gamearth Trilogy (1990)
  4. Cover of The Trinity Paradox by Kevin J. Anderson (1991)
  5. Cover of Assemblers of Infinity by Kevin J. Anderson (1993)
  6. Cover of Jedi Search by Kevin J. Anderson, book 1 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy (1994)
  7. Cover of Dark Apprentice by Kevin J. Anderson, book 2 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy (1994)
  8. Cover of Champions of the Force by Kevin J. Anderson, book 3 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy (1994)
  9. Cover of Born of Elven Blood, book 5 of the Dragonflight series (1994)
  10. Cover of Climbing Olympus by Kevin J. Anderson (1994)
  11. Cover of Heirs of the Force, book 1 of the Young Jedi Knights series (1995)
  12. Cover of The Illustrated Star Wars Universe by Kevin J. Anderson, book 1 of the Star Wars series (1995)
  13. Cover of Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson, book 2 of the Callista Trilogy (1995)
  14. Cover of Shadow Academy, book 2 of the Young Jedi Knights series (1995)
  15. Cover of Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson, book 3 of the X-Files series (1995)
  16. Cover of The Lost Ones by Kevin J. Anderson, book 3 of the Young Jedi Knights series (1995)
  17. Cover of Blindfold by Kevin J. Anderson (1995)
  18. Cover of Ill Wind by Kevin J. Anderson (1995)
  19. Cover of Jabba's Palace by Kevin J. Anderson, book 1 of the Star Wars Legends Pop-Up series (1996)
  20. Cover of Virtual Destruction by Kevin J. Anderson, book 1 of the Craig Kreident series (1996)
  21. Cover of Dark Lords of the Sith by Kevin J. Anderson, book 2 of the Star Wars:Tales Of The Jedi series (1996)
  22. Cover of Tales of the Bounty Hunters, book 2 of the Star Wars: Legends: Tales from… series (1996)
  23. Cover of Tales from Jabba's Palace, book 3 of the Star Wars: Legends: Tales from… series (1996)
  24. Cover of Lightsabers, book 4 of the Young Jedi Knights series (1996)
  1. 1
    Resurrection, Inc.1984 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984369
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    GamearthGamearth Trilogy #11989 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989335
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Game PlayGamearth Trilogy #21989 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989325
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Predator Vol. 1Predator #11990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Lifeline1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Game's EndGamearth Trilogy #31990 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19901
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Trinity Paradox1991 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991325
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Prisons1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Assemblers of Infinity1993 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993376
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 11
    Cold WarPredator #21994 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994104
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 12
    Dark ApprenticeJedi Academy Trilogy #21994 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994354
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 13
    Champions of the ForceJedi Academy Trilogy #31994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 14
    Born of Elven BloodDragonflight #51994 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994138
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 15
    Climbing Olympus1994 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 16
    Heirs of the ForceYoung Jedi Knights #11995 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 17
    The Illustrated Star Wars UniverseStar Wars #11995 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995208
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 18
    DarksaberCallista Trilogy #21995 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995464
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 19
    Shadow AcademyYoung Jedi Knights #21995 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995225
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 20
    Ground ZeroX-Files #31995 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 21
    The Lost OnesYoung Jedi Knights #31995 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 22
    RuinsX-Files #51995 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995274
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 23
    Blindfold1995 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995377
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 24
    Ill Wind1995 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995576
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 25
    DarksaberStar Wars Legends #111995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 26
    Jabba's PalaceStar Wars Legends Pop-Up #11996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 27
    Star Wars: The Art of Ralph McQuarrie1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 28
    Virtual DestructionCraig Kreident #11996 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996318
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 29
    Dark Lords of the SithStar Wars:Tales Of The Jedi #21996 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 30
    Tales of the Bounty HuntersStar Wars: Legends: Tales from… #21996 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996339
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Kevin J. Anderson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Kevin J. Anderson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Dan Shamble, Zombie PI in order

15 books
  1. 1. Death Warmed Over
  2. 2. Unnatural Acts
  3. 3. Stakeout at the Vampire Circus
  4. 4. Road Kill
  5. 5. Hair Raising
  6. 6. Naughty and Nice
  7. 7. Slimy Underbelly
  8. 8. Working Stiff
  9. 9. Tastes Like Chicken
  10. 10. Services Rendered
  11. 11. Double Booked
  12. 12. Bats in the Belfry
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Saga Of Seven Suns in order

8 books
  1. 1. Hidden Empire
  2. 2. A Forest of Stars
  3. 3. Horizon Storms
  4. 4. Scattered Suns
  5. 5. Of Fire and Night
  6. 6. Metal Swarm
  7. 7. The Ashes of Worlds
  8. 8. Veiled Alliances

Predator in order

5 books
  1. 1. Predator Vol. 1
  2. 2. Cold War
  3. 3. The Essential Comics
  4. 4. The Original Years Vol. 1
  5. 5. The Original Years Vol. 2

Saga Of Shadows in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Dark Between the Stars
  2. 2. Island in a Sea of Stars
  3. 3. Blood of the Cosmos
  4. 4. Eternity's Mind
  5. 5. Whistling Past the Graveyard

Tears of Perseus in order

5 books
  1. 1. Truumeel's Light
  2. 2. Falk's Claim
  3. 3. Mercia's Hammer
  4. 4. Metzler's Mistake
  5. 5. Raden's End

Million Dollar Writing in order

5 books
  1. 3. Million Dollar Productivity
  2. 4. Million Dollar Professionalism for the Writer
  3. 6. Worldbuilding
  4. 10. Slushpile Memories
  5. 11. On Being a Dictator

Terra Incognita in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Edge of the World
  2. 2. The Map of All Things
  3. 3. The Key to Creation
  4. 4. Mythical Creatures

Star Wars:Tales Of The Jedi in order

4 books
  1. 2. Dark Lords of the Sith
  2. 3. The Golden Age of the Sith
  3. 4. Fall of the Sith Empire
  4. 5. Redemption

Gamearth Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Gamearth
  2. 2. Game Play
  3. 3. Game's End

Jedi Academy Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Jedi Search
  2. 2. Dark Apprentice
  3. 3. Champions of the Force

Craig Kreident in order

3 books
  1. 1. Virtual Destruction
  2. 2. Fallout
  3. 3. Lethal Exposure

Crystal Doors in order

3 books
  1. 1. Crystal Doors / Island Realm
  2. 2. Ocean Realm
  3. 3. Sky Realm

Star Challengers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Moonbase Crisis
  2. 2. Space Station Crisis
  3. 3. Asteroid Crisis

Clockwork Angels in order

3 books
  1. 1. Clockwork Angels
  2. 2. Clockwork Lives
  3. 3. Clockwork Destiny

Wake The Dragon in order

3 books
  1. 1. Spine of the Dragon
  2. 2. Vengewar
  3. 3. Gods and Dragons

Hexworld GameLit/LitRPG Adventure in order

3 books
  1. 1. Roll
  2. 2. Play
  3. 3. End

X-Files in order

3 books
  1. 3. Ground Zero
  2. 5. Ruins
  3. 6. Antibodies

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Titan A.E. in order

2 books
  1. 1. Akima's Story
  2. 2. Cale's Story

Alien Landscapes in order

2 books
  1. 1. Alien Landscapes 1
  2. 2. Alien Landscapes 2

Dark Labyrinth in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dark Labyrinth 1
  2. 2. Dark Labyrinth 2

Dragon Business in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dragon Business
  2. 2. Skeleton in the Closet

Nether in order

2 books
  1. 1. Nether Station
  2. 2. Nether Vortex

Star Wars: Legends: Tales from… in order

2 books
  1. 2. Tales of the Bounty Hunters
  2. 3. Tales from Jabba's Palace

Star Wars books in order

1 book by Kevin J. Anderson
  1. 1. The Illustrated Star Wars Universe

Star Wars Legends Pop-Up in order

1 book
  1. 1. Jabba's Palace

Star Trek Classics in order

1 book
  1. 1. Star Trek Classics Vol. 1: The Gorn Crisis

Stellar Guild in order

1 book
  1. 1. Tau Ceti

Abnorm Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 1. Twist

Colt The Outlander in order

1 book
  1. 1. Blood Prize

Arcane America in order

1 book
  1. 1. Uncharted

Callista Trilogy in order

1 book
  1. 2. Darksaber

Star Trek: The Next Generation Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Gorn Crisis

Slan in order

1 book
  1. 2. Slan Hunter

X-Files Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 3. The X-Files: Night Lights

X-Files Classics in order

1 book
  1. 3. The X-Files Classics, Volume 3

Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy in order

1 book
  1. 4. Leviathan

Dragonflight in order

1 book
  1. 5. Born of Elven Blood

Marvel Art in order

1 book
  1. 5. Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Young Adult) in order

1 book
  1. 8. Highest Score

Kristine Kathryn Rusch Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Star Wars Legends in order

1 book
  1. 11. Darksaber

Standalone books

57 books

57 Kevin J. Anderson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kevin J. Anderson books in order?

You only need to read Kevin J. Anderson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 24 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kevin J. Anderson

Start with Heirs of the Force (1995), the first Young Jedi Knights book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Resurrection, Inc. (1984).

What is the newest Kevin J. Anderson book?

Sleep With the Fishes (2026) is the newest Kevin J. Anderson book released so far.

Is there a new Kevin J. Anderson book coming?

No next Kevin J. Anderson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Kevin J. Anderson

Wikidata records 9 nominations for Kevin J. Anderson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Kevin J. Anderson at a glance

Still publishing
Kevin J. Anderson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kevin J. Anderson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
35,263 pages across the 108 of 182 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kevin J. Anderson books, 64 of 182, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kevin J. Anderson books are about

115 of the 182 Kevin J. Anderson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 62 of 115. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.